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AuntiPode wrote:
It may seem counter-intuitive, but I strongly suspect you can better portray the texture and hard lines but using less over-all contrast and letting the lines and edges tell the story with a full supporting cast of tonality to sing harmony of textural "contrast". Edges look sharper when compared to things that are smooth. Too much contrast with too many edges tends to loose itself in "busy". It's like the difference between lemonade and lemon juice.
Interesting! I am generous with contrast in most of my mono conversions. Personal preference I guess, but I am also still pretty new to mono. I'll give the textural contrast a shot and pull back on the tonal contrast.
Thanks Karen!
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sbeme wrote:
I like it. Again, clutter, disarray, decay; that's for me. Difficult separating out objects? Part of the intrigue, challenge, although I agree there are many different plays on separation or lack here that make different statements, ease of identification.
As for the "squint test": this is my one critique. I want to squint. I find the contrast too harsh and therefore unpleasant to look closely at. I would quiet the image with some reduction in contrast and perhaps shadow/highlight adjustments. You will still have plenty of busy left.
Scott
Thanks for the feedback, Scott! Like I mentioned above, I miiiight go a bit overboard with contrast and sharpness in my mono conversions. It seems like this shot is pulling a mixed bag of reactions, but I'll make some tweaks and repost for everyone to take a look.
Jeff
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